We think governments who use social media well should be congratulated and have their work highlighted so others can learn from them.

Great Oz Gov Tweets does this by showcasing the amazing work that government communicators across Australia do every day via Twitter, one of the most popular social networks in the world.

How does this work?

Each day, we analyse every tweet sent by government and council Twitter accounts in Australia as listed in the eGovAU Twitter list (maintained by Craig Thomler) and rank them using an algorithm based on audience size, retweets, and favourites.